[EDLING:417] FW: Applied Linguistics job at Biola

[Leslie Harsch]

La Mirada, California
University – Full-time tenure track

Biola University
Faculty member in Applied Linguistics

Description:
The Department of TESOL & Applied Linguistics in the School of
Intercultural Studies at Biola University (www.biola.edu/academics/sics)
invites applications for a full-time tenure track position beginning
August 2005.  The Department of TESOL & Applied Linguistics has two
tracks—TESOL, which prepares ESL/EFL teachers, and Applied Linguistics,
which prepares people for other AL professions.  This position is
primarily in the AL track, but could also carry some responsibility for
TESOL-related courses.

Required:
--PhD in Applied Linguistics or closely related field.
--Ability to teach in several areas of applied linguistics as noted below.
--Compatibility with Biola’s institutional identity (see below).
--Commitment to excellence in teaching and professional growth.
--Relevant international experience.
Preferred:
--Higher education teaching experience, experience in the training of
applied linguistics practitioners.
--Experience in higher education administration; experience in distance
learning.

Responsibilities:
-- Teach graduate classes in second language acquisition and applied
linguistics.
-- Teach electives such as discourse analysis, lexicography, language
survey, and communication disorders.
-- Possibly teach undergraduate/graduate classes in general linguistics,
phonetics, phonology, syntax, and semantics & pragmatics.
-- Supervise MA theses.
-- Participate in general faculty responsibilities including active
departmental participation, advising, mentoring students, and committee
work.

Biola University:
Biola is a private evangelical Christian university founded in 1908 and
accredited through WASC.  It is not affiliated with any denomination.
Faculty agree with a doctrinal statement (see
http://www.biola.edu/admin/hrs/ehandbook/1.5.cfm) and endorse a community
agreement (http://www.biola.edu/admin/hrs/ehandbook/3.1.cfm).
Approximately 5000 students are in 145 academic programs, ranging from the
B.A. to the Ph.D., through six schools. Biola is located in the city of La
Mirada, a suburban community with a population of 40,000, 22 miles
southeast of downtown Los Angeles.  The mission statement of Biola can be
found at http://www.biola.edu/about/mission_statement.cfm.  For a
description of Biola’s commitment to diversity, see
http://www.biola.edu/about/diversity.cfm.

Application process:
Please send a cover letter including a statement of interest in the
position, a summary of your qualifications, and a description of specific
ways you are compatible with Biola's institutional identity; curriculum
vitae, names & contact information for three references; and graduate
transcripts to: Dr. Kitty Purgason, Chair, Department of TESOL & Applied
Linguistics, Biola University, 13800 Biola Avenue, La Mirada, CA 90639 or
kitty.purgason at biola.edu.  Review of applications begins January 24.



Kitty B. Purgason, PhD
Associate Professor, Chair
Department of TESOL & Applied Linguistics
Biola University
13800 Biola Avenue
La Mirada, CA  90639
562/944-0351 x 5694